by Larae Quy | Aug 31, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Most of us have a desire to close the gap between the person we are and the person we’d like to be. Ironically, few of us have a detailed plan for getting there. It’s much easier to muddle through the seasons of life with a vague understanding of what matters most to...
by Larae Quy | Aug 3, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
I grew up on a cattle ranch in Wyoming, where I spent more time with animals than other people. I love animals, even the smelly ones with a bad temper that fling snot and stomp the ground. When I moved into an urban area, I had to leave them behind, but I kept fond...
by Larae Quy | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Imagine a freezing and windy day in the middle of winter. Fingers are so cold that you hug your armpits for the warmth of skin. An FBI firearms instructor shouts orders, and at his command, you drop to the ice and snow on the ground and aim your weapon at a target...
by Larae Quy | Jun 17, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, self-awareness
As an FBI agent, one of the first things I learned was that the real threat to my existence didn’t dwell in dark and dangerous places. Instead, it was complacency that could lead to my extinction. There are all sorts of ways to die. Sometimes it’s our bodies, but...
by Larae Quy | Jun 7, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Examples of poor leadership skills surround us. All too common, we see selfish, opinionated, greedy, and deceitful people move into the upper echelons of leadership. Politics might be the first area that pops into the minds of many of us, but we can find the same...
by Larae Quy | May 11, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
First came the Great Resignation, only to be followed by the Great Emergence as the workplace drags itself into a post-pandemic existence. The emerging reality for leaders is that Covid has made well-being an urgent priority. A recent Gallop Poll indicates that “fewer...
by Larae Quy | Apr 28, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
Major FBI investigations are intense and usually slow-moving because of the case’s complexity. For example, I was among many agents assigned to interview witnesses after the terrorist attack of 9/11; supervisors told us to show up seven days a week and work...
by Larae Quy | Mar 19, 2023 | Mental toughness, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
The FBI had identified Nicholas (not his real name) as a Russian intelligence officer in San Francisco. The Russian government tasked Nicholas to steal classified technology. My job was to either recruit him to work for the FBI or gather enough evidence to have him...
by Larae Quy | Feb 18, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Psychology, self-awareness
I graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and took a job as a management trainee at a fancy department store. It wasn’t long before I was offered a position as a department manager and I eagerly accepted the promotion even though I sensed early on...
by Larae Quy | Jan 5, 2023 | personal achievement, personal leadership, Positive Mindset, Psychology, self-awareness
As an FBI counterintelligence agent, my job was to identify and recruit Russian spies to work for the United States Government. Little did they know that the Russian government gave my colleagues and me the most powerful gift, a toxic system filled with corruption,...
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